im currently getting my block sleeved and doing a huge turbo project (should have done it right the first time). anyway since im doin all this im kinda strapped with money so i was wondering how these 2 stack up against eachother. i cant have both so its one or the other. if i go with just the jim fab bars do you guys have any clearance proiblems with 3" dp's?? i dont have ac or ps. so which one would you choose for traction?? i already have the jim fab motor mounts well see how those help. thanks in advance

 

get an lsd over the traction bars. make sure its a quaife too. that way you get a lifetime warranty. get the traction bars later.

 

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what if i got the traction bars plus slicks for now and then lsd later??

 

i was assuming you would have slicks aready too. i would get slicks and traction bars then. The lsd will help the car go alot straighter down the track though.

 

what set up are you runing.

 

i run a quaife lsd, 25x8.7x13 slicks, stage 3 axles and no traction bar right now.

 

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no, do the quaiffe first. i take it you haven't dropped your block in and you'll save time and cash(unless your doing it yourself) by putting in the quaiffe now. traction bars are a good thing to have, but the quaiffe is better.

 

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no, do the quaiffe first. i take it you haven't dropped your block in and you'll save time and cash(unless your doing it yourself) by putting in the quaiffe now. traction bars are a good thing to have, but the quaiffe is better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats ag ood point but it sounds to me like he has only enough $$$ to do one or the other. i think slicks and traction bars will yield better et's then quaife and street tires. the smart thing to do is the quaife and save up for the rest. thats the right way to do it.

 

I would opt for the lsd first if it was me. That's one less thing you have to worry about breaking, causing downtime(diff). Though you will have a higher et than the slicks and traction bar setup probably. Just my $.02

 

thanks for the replies guys. keep em comin

 

If your like most people on here, your going to end up getting both of them eventually. I say go for the LSD now, siince tranny is accessible. Bolting on the jimfabs later is an easy task, whereas dropping the trans later is going to be a pain.

 

cool i guess ill save up the 800 for the lsd then. thanks guys. i can always rely on honda-tech not to let me down

 

If you're only going for 1/4 mile I'd go with the traction bars and slicks (as proven by Mike to be just fine until the stock unit blows). If you're going to drive the car on the street with street tires (obviously) I'd go for the Quaife (thanks Earl!). Turns are so much night/day different to an open diff and there's more of a forward traction improvement than the Twin Turbo Tech article at HotRod lead me to believe. I used to spin the tires freely into 3rd with the stock clutch and now with a sprung hub four puck ceramic I have to actually launch the car to get them to spin. It's a little too dangerous to fully use the turning abilities of the Quaife right now though. My rear springs and stock sway don't hold up and the car feels like it'll flip if I don't ease off. Hopefully you already have these things or you've better be ready to spend a few hundred more than what I expected to...

 

I agree with Mike's first responce. I think the lsd should be first considering what is being done right now. The tranny is already out so just do the LSD. Traction bars are cheap and you can do that yourself. But the LSD might as well have the guy that is putting your motor back in to do the LSD. Then when you get the traction bars, slicks, and cambers your et's are going to be sick!!!

 

are ITR's LSD any good? if so, will it be fit a b16 tranny? i'm on a budget and i don't think i can afford quaife LSD.

 

Go with the Quaife first (duh), but you will only reach motoring bliss once you have both...

 

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thats ag ood point but it sounds to me like he has only enough $$$ to do one or the other. i think slicks and traction bars will yield better et's then quaife and street tires. the smart thing to do is the quaife and save up for the rest. thats the right way to do it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the question was , " should i do traction bars first or a lsd??" and my response was, "do the quaiffe". that is the only reasonable response someone who has **** loads of track experience will give him. street tires or slicks doesn't matter.

buy the quiaffe.

 

Go with the quaife, make the project simpler and take advantage of your motor being out .

 

can you get the lsd and then borrow a set of slicks from a friend for when you make it to the track?????

 

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yeah ive pretty much decided on the lsd. i have drag radials which arent **** but they are better than my street tires. i guess if i can find someone not too stingy to hook me up with their slicks that would be the cheapest route. thanks again for your help guys. the lsd it is. thread=done

 

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